novel-bin Chapter 156 Deep Within Dragon Cave
Chapter 156 Deep Within Dragon Cave
The White Snake Sage took a light puff of his pipe, then whispered to Boruto, "In Ryuchi Cave, usually only fanatics obsessed with power come here. Orochimaru is really giving me a lot of trouble..."
In fact, the moment Orochimaru led Boruto and Sasuke to the outskirts of Ryuchi Cave, the White Snake Sage, who was deep inside the Ryuchi Cave temple, had already sensed their arrival.
"Humans are born driven by desires, which makes them destined to gradually sink into darkness. Those who come to me are all willing to abandon everything to satisfy their desires."
Sasuke was deeply moved after hearing the White Snake Sage's words. He was burdened with the hatred of the Uchiha clan, and he was willing to abandon everything to kill Itachi Uchiha. So what if he himself fell into darkness?
The White Snake Sage, having lived for over a thousand years, used his keen insight into human nature to see through Sasuke's deepest desires with just a glance: "What? You also want to come here to learn Sage Mode?"
When Sasuke heard the White Snake Sage's question, he couldn't help but waver. Mastering more abilities and ninjutsu would undoubtedly increase his chances of defeating Itachi Uchiha, so he was about to speak and express his desire to learn Sage Mode to the White Snake Sage.
However, the White Snake Sage looked at Sasuke with a smile and said, "I can sense a special power within you. That must be Orochimaru's doing, right? If you accept the natural energy of my Ryuchi Cave, then what Orochimaru left in your body will be completely devoured by the natural energy of Ryuchi Cave."
"Moreover, when the natural energy of Ryuchi Cave devours your body's energy, it will cause more intense pain than when you normally receive natural energy, thus leading to the failure of your training. If you cannot withstand the process of snake transformation, then you will be eaten by my subordinates." The White Snake Sage exhaled a puff of smoke and spoke frankly to Sasuke.
Sasuke frowned upon hearing the White Snake Sage's words. He knew that the special power the White Snake Sage was referring to was the cursed seal within his body. Therefore, if he wanted to practice the Sage Techniques of Ryuchi Cave, he would have to give up the cursed seal transformation that he had practiced and become familiar with for a long time.
Moreover, he still doesn't know whether the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave is truly more powerful or useful than the cursed seal he possesses in the short term, since he doesn't have much time left to slowly cultivate.
Faced with the White Snake Sage's warning and choice, Sasuke could only respond calmly, "I need time to think about it."
Upon hearing this, the White Snake Sage said to Boruto, "In that case, you should go back to where you came from."
After the White Snake Sage finished speaking, he gestured to Boruto, indicating that since they had not made a clear decision, they should leave this place.
Having said that, he prepared to signal to Princess Tashin, asking her to lead Boruto and Sasuke out of Ryuchi Cave and back to the path they had come from.
Boruto interrupted the White Snake Master's actions at this moment, saying, "Please wait a moment, White Snake Master, I still have things to finish."
Upon hearing Boruto's words, the White Snake Sage lowered his eyes slightly and replied in a calm tone, "What follows is none of my business. The trials you have undergone were designed to allow you to learn Ryuchi Cave Sage Techniques from me. Apart from that, other matters are not within my jurisdiction."
Despite the White Snake Sage's order to leave, Boruto revealed his purpose for being there: "Actually, the reason I went to Ryuchi Cave is to find a powerful snake and form a summoning contract with it."
Upon hearing Boruto's words, the White Snake Sage slightly opened his eyes and sharply scrutinized Boruto from head to toe: "With your strength, you probably won't be satisfied with a mediocre summoning beast."
The White Serpent Immortal's face showed a thoughtful expression, and then it slowly spoke: "In that case, I happen to have a special snake here. It dwells in the lair of the most ferocious snake group deep in my Dragon Land Cave. Its name is Xinya, and it is a one-eyed, crimson snake."
The giant serpent Xinya lost an eye in a past battle, and since then, its temperament has changed drastically. It has become extremely violent and has begun to wreak havoc everywhere.
In Ryuchi Cave, other snakes avoided it like the plague, and no one wanted to get close to it.
Xin Ya is not only short-tempered, but also possesses a powerful petrification ability, which even the White Snake Immortal himself is wary of.
After all, Shinya, like the White Snake Sage, is an ancient serpent that has lived for over a thousand years.
It just so happens that this young man has come to Ryuchi Cave seeking a suitable summoning beast. This might be an opportunity to use him to put some pressure on Shinya and thus suppress its arrogance.
However, the White Snake Sage still reminded Boruto, "According to its nature, it will become docile once its reverse scale is removed." The White Snake Sage did not reveal Shinja's petrification ability to Boruto, after all, he couldn't expose Shinja's secrets.
Boruto knows something about reverse scales. Legend has it that dragons have a palm-sized, crescent-shaped scale under their necks.
In Ryuchi Cave, the savage snakes also have similar scales. Since Shinya also has reverse scales, it means that it is very powerful and also very irritable.
After Boruto obtained the exact location of Shinja from the White Snake Sage, he and Sasuke embarked on a journey to the snake cave deep within Ryuchi Cave.
As Boruto and Sasuke ventured deeper into the cave, the hissing sounds that had been rising and falling gradually diminished, and they also noticed signs of destruction all around them.
As they continued forward, deep grooves appeared in the ground, clearly marks left by large snakes crawling through them, and they were quite conspicuous.
In addition, there are many huge snake statues scattered around, each with a different shape and lifelike appearance.
Boruto stepped forward and reached out to touch the snake-shaped stone statues. He noticed that the statues were unusually distorted, which made him suspicious.
It is believed that these stone statues, like the toad statues of Mount Myoboku, were once living, breathing creatures that were turned into stone statues for various reasons.
Just then, Boruto noticed a huge red shadow flash by. Immediately afterwards, Boruto and Sasuke leaped to the sides and left their original positions.
Almost the instant they left, the spot where they had been standing suddenly shook violently, and the ground cracked open.